#lizzo finally quit

[blackgirlslivingwell]

Lizzo Quits The Hollywood Music Industry

[manysmallhands]

Top 10 Albums of 2023!

This was all supposed to work out differently. As i recall from the now long distant past, my original plan was to do a countdown where i put up one post a day throughout December. However, I got Covid on December 1st and that plan immediately became lame and useless. After that, my assumption was basically that i wouldn't be able to do any of this, but i got better more quickly than i'd anticipated and found myself working on these reviews in bits as the month has gone on. So, having rushed through all the the song blurbs that i wanted to do, here i am on New Year's Eve with a more or less finished Top 10 albums to put up.

The only problem is that there are ten quite lengthy reviews here and the vibe is already pretty tl:dr. But tbh that's fine: there really is only my girlfriend who ever reads everything (and i believe her, trust is what love is all about after all) so for anyone looking at this and thinking blimey, that's a lot of text, my advice is: you don't have to read any of it. Just look at the albums, scan thru to see if it sounds like something you might like and give one or two of them a listen if that looks like the case. The words are really just to keep me occupied but i'd like to hope that someone likes some of the records.

I said yesterday that i would reveal what the best one is and so I am now delivering on that important promise. The best one is Scarlet by Doja Cat. Anyone who follows me on whatever platform already knows that the best one is Scarlet by Doja Cat. Don't make me say it again.

Barbie - The Album

Few people have seemed much interested in the Barbie soundtrack, other than the punters who kept it atop the compilations chart for four months. I, as ever, channel the spirit of the populous. The sound is basically 80s synth pop updated for a modern audience  - the likes of Haim and Ava Max slot in predictably well - but its the extra dimensions created by how the artists interact with the film that provide some of its more interesting aspects. Sam Smith’s Man I Am reflects a surprisingly LGBTQ Ken despite protestations (certainly its "I'm not gay bro, but..." T-shirt is prompting a lot of questions already answered by the shirt), while Billie Eilish dwelling on life as a manufactured product makes for interesting and uncomfortable parallels in What Was I Made For. Mark Ronson’s plasticky production suits its subject to a tee, further cementing the conceptual unity of the project.

Star turns abound throughout the album as A-listers like Dua Lipa and Lizzo bring their best games alongside some terrific and unlikely downcard cameos. What Was I Made For? and Dance The Night were both deserved #1s, but the pacey pop punk of GAYLE’s Butterflies and Dominic Fike’s breezy, hook laden Hey Blondie are as much highlights as any of the bigger names here. Special mention should be made for Ryan Gosling’s I’m Just Ken, a blockbuster 70s rock number that, whilst puncturing the wider stylistic template, is batshit and hilarious enough to more than justify its place as well as netting him a surprise hit too. The quality lapses once or twice (Tame Impala in particular are bloody awful) but by the time Ava fires the final laser I’m generally happy to go back and start all over again. With banger after banger here, my verdict is in: the Barbie soundtrack is *Charli voice* HOT!

Claire Rosinkranz - Just Because

While this has been a year that I’ve gotten more fully into pop, it took a while for me to find many new albums that I’ve been interested in. This may partly be to do with me clinging to an idea that LPs ought to be substantial beyond having good hooks and charm. In truth, all I needed to do was revert to my indiepop training, where bands have never knowingly been fussed about having any great weightiness. But even so, it took Just Because to make it clear to me that no, you really don’t need any grand vision at all: a high number of great if frothy pop songs will do just fine. It’s a record which bounces from banger to banger in an endearingly sunny style, with each tune so catchy that their lightness becomes a strength rather than a weakness.

Rosinkranz’s voice seems to mark her out as one of the many Billie clones who populate the current pop scene but her musical ambitions are both simpler and more instantly engaging. Not yet 20, her songs have an element of schoolyard whispers which add a welcome silliness here and there, but she also plays with the intensity of youthful emotions to make them a little heartrending even as she goofs off. Highlights include Dreamer, a break up song where the vocal makes it clear that she’s far from as done as she says she is, and Wes Anderson, which offers some sombre advice but packages it in a song so sweet that you’d never know. But in spite of all this it makes no end of year lists (well, maybe just the one), being merely a lovable set of songs that are very hard to forget. Need it be more? I don't believe so.

Doja Cat - Scarlet

Mired in discourse throughout the year, Doja Cat still found time to make a chart topping single (Paint The Town Red) that took the world by storm and a cracking album which, sadly, did not. Scarlet was in my opinion the better of the two: largely ditching the afrobeat pop of Planet Her, Doja staked her claim as an old skool rapper and brought it off pretty well, mixing hard rhyming with her more scattershot pop delivery and sounding entirely comfortable wherever she landed. While flitting musically between modern RnB and neo-soul grooves, her subject matter was largely taken up by how much she hated her fans, a bold strategy that found her shedding support even as blistering tracks like Fuck The Girls shaped up as some of my favourites of the year.

Whilst I’ve found myself uncomfortable with both the company that she keeps and the views which she may or may not subscribe to (i feel safe in saying that she's a right wing edgelord but i suspect that’s the least of it), Scarlet is such a good album that I’ve found myself, if not making excuses for her, then at least deftly navigating around my distaste in order to keep listening to it. While Agora Hills often reminded me how serious she is about her scumbag of a boyfriend, it’s still a song that can submerge me in its beauty entirely; while some of the complaints from her online audience are less easily dismissed than others, it’s more comfortable just to think about the morons calling her a devil worshiper, especially when she mocks them so wickedly on the elegant Skull And Bones. Am I the problem? Maybe I am: it’s a place I often find myself in with hip hop, where faves are frequently problematic and exceptions beg to be made. As such, I can not wholeheartedly recommend this record to people who might want to take a principled stand against some of her bullshit. I can only say that, as a musical talent, there was no one better all year.

Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard?

After 2021’s fairly middling brace of albums, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd always felt like it was going to be a return to form and this time the faithful were not disappointed. It was another epic and sprawling record which unfolded like a cross between The Bible and a 50s musical. While changeable in style, ranging from hammy country ballads to trap beats and beyond, the thing that springs to mind most often is the Great American Songbook, as Lana takes the melodramatic grandeur of those standards and soaks them in her own messy and complicated worldview. This draws in family, romance, the future, her relationship with religion and how it all scrappily fits together, ranging widely and wildly across 75 extraordinary minutes.

Much of the album feels like it’s being broadcast from a kind of dreamworld, although one that overlays with reality neatly enough. Lana’s dismissive “if you want some basic bitch go to the Beverly Centre and find her” line undercuts the mood on the otherwise lush and evocative Sweet but the impact is hilarious rather than jarring, a perfect marriage of the strange and mundane. In contrast, the brooding A&W initially brings that realism to a far more uncomfortable level, before goofing off wonderfully in the second half in a way that only Lana ever really dares to do. Much of the record feels like it's creating its own language, as key phrases (“let the light in”, “when you know, you know”) are repeated and musical themes come back around in strange modulations. All in all, while perhaps less satisfying as a pop record than Norman Fucking Rockwell, Did You Know… feels like her most complete statement on a personal level yet, whilst still working well within the broader world that she’s spent over a decade constructing.

Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

Despite liking the odd song or two, I have until now been largely immune to Mitski over the full length of an album. But The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We has a much more organic sound than I’m used to hearing from her, well adrift from the polished guitar rock of her big 10s records. Instead, it takes many of its cues from classic folk and country, occasionally lush and expansive, often determinedly sombre but always at a distance from the areas where she’s generally been at home. Opener Bug Like An Angel is a brooding scene setter, where Mitski unveils the terse and grumpy presence we will grow familiar with over the next half hour. The main elements of the album are already in place - the spare instrumentation; Mitski’s extraordinary voice, hard and intransigent but still full of yearning; the occasional, overwhelming interjections from the wings. It all creates a distinctive atmosphere, extremely intense but intimate too: we’re allowed into Mitski’s world but there’s a lot to take in.

Lyrically, the songs are both heavily allusive and extremely personal, like hearing ancient parables told by the characters from the story. Surprise hit My Love Mine All Mine seems to sit apart as a relatively standard love song but a closer listen reveals deeper layers; the placing of her love as something independent from its object makes it feel more of a piece with the album’s other enigmas. At a time where Mitski seemed to be cooling on being a rock star, The Land Is Inhospitable adds a new twist to her long musical journey, seemingly presenting a more intimate portrait while in fact retaining most of her essential mystery. As an album, it really is quite something: what that is I’m less certain of but I like it regardless.

Olivia Rodrigo - Guts

Tho I wouldn't have called myself a hater (I don’t think I would have been bothered enough), I don't really like Olivia’s all conquering debut Sour, which I thought a bit too one-note and overpopulated with slushy ballads. But by the time Guts came around I was open to listening again, drawn in by its excellent singles and primed for a different experience. Vampire, the best of them and more or less of this year, was a fantastic example of taking something that Olivia is clearly very accomplished at (the grand piano lament) and then, rather than running that into the ground, instead using it as a springboard for an entirely different idea. Get Him Back and Bad Idea Right hark back to earlier guitar based tracks like Brutal, but on Guts they form a much more substantive part of the album, cementing its brand of addictive pop grunge and working up a much goofier version of her messy teen persona.

Elsewhere, the ballads did in fact return. Some have speculated that this may have been a bad idea (right?) but for me they’ve been growers, particularly the likes of Lacy and The Grudge, where Olivia explores the bitterness of youth and uses it to tear holes in the people who’ve wronged her. But if I’m honest, it’s the rockers that I’m usually waiting for: whether the new wave pastiche of Love Is Embarrassing or autumnal Cure homage Pretty Isn’t Pretty, each one feels like a mini-revelation and it’s the style that I hope she leans on most in the future.

Palehound - Eye On The Bat 

Palehound have been around for a while now and every so often I’ve given their records a try and haven't really managed to connect with them properly. Eye on the Bat has been the first exception, though whether that's because it’s any better than the others or I just made more of an effort with it I don’t know. Its template is certainly well worn in the indie world - country rock with varying degrees of aggression or melodic sweetness - but there’s still a lot here that grabs my attention, especially in the charming indie pop of the title track and the heart-rending melancholy of Route 22.

But the thing that caught my ear the most was Ellen Kempner’s disarming honesty, with much of the album spent documenting what sounds like a deeply messy break up. Whether she’s bitterly picking through the fall out on Independence Day or remembering some hilariously embarrassing bedroom scene on opener Good Sex, Eye On The Bat's almost diaristic view is mesmerising throughout, making you warm to Kempner even as she works thru some of her own worst traits. And aside from anything else, her understanding of relationships underlines her strengths as a lyricist, as she dissects their complexities with wit, sympathy and occasional anger to capture all the stuff that transcends whatever we were hoping for in the first place.

Poppy - Zig

After the wild ride that commenced with 2020’s extraordinary pop/metal mash up I Disagree, Poppy has journeyed thru indie rock, goth and punk to wind up back where she started, only not quite. Zig may represent a return to pop - indeed it’s produced by Weeknd affiliate Ali Payami - but it’s one that’s filtered thru all of the places she stopped off along the way.

The crepuscular grind of Church Outfit and Knockoff sound like more danceable versions of the I Disagree sound, while the crunching title track suggests that she can still go as hard as ever. But there are nods to a lighter side here as well, particularly in the strong trio that wind up the album: The Attic recasts her sound in a euphoric drum n bass clatter whilst closer Prove It kicks up a remarkable blend of manic hyperpop and gentle electro-balladry, whilst still working in the rich emotional palette that she’s developed in recent years.

In one sense this is a huge departure from the frenetic punk of last year’s Stagger EP but the vibes here stake out territory that you’d still find oddly familiar. Some of the gothy ballads are less immediate than other songs but nothing on Zig is boring, just varying refinements on her ever evolving musical journey. The critics were split, occasionally rattled and sometimes just plain baffled, but that’s only to be expected by now. Poppy follows her own plan and rarely sticks to the same tune: in truth it’s a privilege just to be a witness to the chaos.

Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You

One thing that I find missing in a lot of modern guitar based music is snappy songs with good catchy hooks. While Sweeping Promises appear to place their focus elsewhere - their high concept sound is best understood as someone broadcasting direct from 1979 through a wristwatch speaker - their second album still finds time to deliver fully on the tunes. Good Living Is Coming To You is steeped in bubblegum melodies and memorable choruses, with songs that become earworms before you’ve even registered how catchy they are. 

More than anything, it's dominated by Lira Mondal’s imperious vocals: whether it’s in the cascading harmonies of Throw Of The Dice, the fierce yells and hisses that close out the title track or her sweet voiced switch-outs on Ideal No, her character springs out of every song in a way that few singers ever really manage to impose. While you might think that the post punk era has been mined to death by now, Sweeping Promises drag new life into it by going back further: their sound may be heavily rooted in a specific moment but the elements of songcraft often have more in common with 60s girl group classics than gnarled art rockers. Ten bangers and no filler: Good Living Is Coming For You is everything I wanted from it and more.

Wednesday - Rat Saw God

While the queasy vibes of 2021’s Twin Plagues are still high in the mix here, it was the welcome injection of melody on Wednesday's third album that managed to alert the media. That lightness was more apparent in Karly Hartzman's lyrics than you might notice on a passing listen too: though often praised for her grimly amusing takes on middle American backwaters, the key to them was her deceptively soft touch, casting a sympathetic eye over grisly scenes even as she retained their gnarlier undertones.

Single Chosen To Deserve, with its crunching chorus and heartwarming romantic turnaround, feels like the designated big moment from the record but in reality Rat Saw God has an embarrassment of riches. Quarry in particular, with its Waterloo Sunset-esque signature and matter-of-fact dissection of grim local gossip, is an almost pop version of the most haunting aspects of Hartzman's craft, while the washed out bounce of closer TV in the Gas Pump pitches a lonelier scene in a similarly gorgeous manner.

This is not to forget that Wedneday can still rock extremely hard when they want to, especially on the brutal 8 minute Bull Believer, an ambitious multipart epic that ends with Hartzman screaming “FINISH HIM!!!” repeatedly over the chaotic finale. But while Rat Saw God brought this kind of sawtoothed sound back to widespread acclaim, its real trick was how it sugared the pill just enough to get it past even the most determinedly sweet tooth.

[mashitandsmashit]

AGT Season 17: Auditions 7

11: Sing Harlem Choir. The only thing keeping me from guessing that they were getting the (joint) GB is that I remember seeing Howie in the clip, and he wasn't back yet...I'm surprised there hasn't been a choir getting it this year, and perhaps they WOULD have gotten it if Simon was more satisfied by their audition...

Progress Prediction: Nonetheless, this choir looks about as likely to make the live shows as any choir we've seen this season, and if they do, it will probably be Detroit Youth all over again...

10: Nicotine Dolls. This guy had a very unique voice...Not much else to say...

Progress Prediction: Song choice will be everything, especially if he's going to compete with the other pretty-boy singers...

9: The John Glenn High School Dance Team. I can tell these young ladies are aspiring Rockettes, and their synchronization was very solid...But let's be real, if they didn't stroke Howie's ego, he would have dismissed this as another “dance recital” type of act...

Progress Prediction: Another act not likely to get America's vote, unless they find some way to appeal to them...

8: The Lazy Generation. Howie read my mind with the “British Jackass” thing. There's definitely an entertainment value in this, though they probably don't have much else to offer...

Progress Prediction: Ain't no way this act is going ANY farther than the Quarters...

7: Svitlana Rohozhyna. Not my favorite aerialist this season, but she'll probably get in solely based on her background...

Progress Prediction: Just keep milking that story, and she'll make the Semis at least with little hitch...

6: Jack the Whipper. Another whip-man, huh...? Well, he WAS better than the guy last week...And after Simon buzzed him, I'm sure he had to fight all kinds of urges to whip him in the crotch while he joined him onstage...

Progress Prediction: He'll probably make the live shows over the other guy, but will be on the chopping block right off the bat...

5: Maytree. Cute and entertaining, though also very gimmicky...

Progress Prediction: They'll be lucky to make the live shows, let alone the Semis...

4: Yu Hojin. I really loved the presentation, though the trick itself was pretty simple when you get right down to it...If the wizard-believing Simon wasn't impressed, then we have a problem...

Progress Prediction: I'm sure there are plenty of people ready to vote for him; He just needs to impress everyone enough to earn said votes...

3: Amanda Mammana. I guess this is another example of a performer who can work through their handicaps. The song didn't blow me away (though that's mostly because we've seen quite a few songwriters this season already), and neither did her singing...But considering her age and her condition, this WAS impressive...Another act that I thought would get the GB, though we've already had a songwriter get one this year...

Progress Prediction: Another front-runner...

2: Chapel Hart. I didn't know Lizzo sang country! Kidding aside, the song was cute and catchy, and I enjoy their energy...They have a lot of promise!

Progress Prediction: They also have the potential to clean up in this game! This is another of those acts that will be tough to beat! It's hard to say if they'll win, but I wouldn't put it past them...

1: Amoukanama. The African V.Unbeatable has arrived! Will they top what we've seen from the other guys...? Only time will tell...

Progress Prediction: If they can impress everyone enough, they COULD go far...

Another decent show...Next week is the final audition...We're in the home stretch now!

[fortressofserenity]

Still alive

The odd thing about Radio Disney is that it was one of several attempts at launching a kid-orientated radio station in America and the most successful one around, but one that lasted longer elsewhere and most especially in Latin America. There are still Radio Disney branded stations in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil as far as I know about those, one of them got me into things like Felix Jaehn and Regard in a way.

But it's also the place to relive those awkward teenage years of mine like Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, The Rasmus and Linkin Park, I never got around to listen to the US version of Radio Disney. The one that got other RD branded stations into being, but I suppose it too lead people into discovering certain musicians and bands to their likings. From my listening experience, it's the place where I first listened to the likes of Lizzo, Maneskin and Olivia Rodrigo.

Funny enough, both Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo are the two most recent musicians that I know of to get their start on the Disney Channel, but since their songs get played on Radio Disney that Disney's practically inescapable. Same goes for alumni like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus. I don't listen to it as much as I did early on last year, that's been occupied by things like Radio Maria, Hope FM, Citi FM and Energy FM.

One of them got me into listening to radio sermons a lot, as well as trying out other radio stations when it doesn't broadcast those. But it was the first radio station that I listened to often whenever RJFM signs off every 2 in the morning, that station got me addicted to the radio a lot. But with it signing off every 2 AM is a blessing in disguise because I can finally listen to other stations. So it's quite a ride going back to listening to other stations, well gradually after listening to RJFM almost exclusively throughout much of 2022.

[thescrapbookingscientist]

Bimonthly Media Roundup

- Castle in the Sky (Movie) - Technically I watched this a few weeks ago, but I straight up forgot to put it on my list which I guess is somewhat telling even if I did like this movie overall. For the positives it definitely has the usual ghibli charm of wholesome characters, creative and beautiful backgrounds, a pro environmental message, and some pretty memorable shots. I do appreciate that the movie didn't feel the need to over explain and just had the characters rolling with whatever happened, which was pretty charming. It is kind of to it's detriment that I saw it this late though, as I feel that most of what it's trying to do was done better in later ghibli moves. I also watched it when I was very tired and found it hard to focus which didn't help. There was a lot of weird romantic gestures made towards the 23 year old girl from grown adults too which uh was not great. Overall cute movie but not my favorite from them.

- Project Eden's Garden (VG) - Re-watched a play-through of this as I really like the designs. I hope Chapter 1 comes out sometime this year, the prologue was pretty promising.

- Stuck in my Sister's Dating Sim (Webcomic) - Kind of a guilty pleasure as it's not very good and it's frankly comical how the two main love interests are just pallet swapped versions of the same character, same personality and all, but the secondary lesbian couple is cute and I like period fantasy so whatever.

- Red, White, and Royal Blue (Movie) - Watched this with the family as a cute romcom and it was decent. I liked the set-up, costuming, and some of the comedy well enough but it was a little TOO wholesome corny for me tbh. I'm glad that this exists though, and hope we get more mainstream LGBT+ content.

- Hilda (TV) - The final season of Hilda aired, and while I will miss the show I am glad that it never suffered from seasonal decline and ended on a high note. I missed a lot of the minor characters this season but I understand that they took a backseat to focus on Johanna and Hilda;s relationship, which has always been the heart on the show. The fairy realm and the lore around it was also very cool, and as usual I love the color pallet and interesting monster designs.

- The S Classes That I Raised (Webnovel) - Loving this slave auction arc so far, we get Han Yoojin fully utilizing his manipulation skills for good(?) while also in a cute chinese outfit.

- Heaven Official’s Blessing (Anime) - Finally was able to catch up on some new episodes and they've been pretty solid so far. This is an arc I quite liked so it's interesting to see it play out visually.

- One Piece (Anime) - Water 7/Ennis Lobby was so far perhaps my favorite One Piece arc, as it had great pacing, great development for Robin, Fantastic new characters like Franky, Iceberg, and Kokoro, fun crew interactions, an interesting location, good drama with Usopp and Merry, and some intriguing expansion of the worlds lore and the ever unfolding mysteries of the series.

- Genshin Impact (Video Game) - Having fun with the new event, and recently got Sucrose as my first non Lynette/Traveler anemo character. I really like her so far, she's very cute and really fun to play.

Listening To: Can’t Catch Me Now cover by Annapantsu, Make Up Your Mind and Shake it Out by Florence + The Machine, The Bidding by Tally Hall, Curses by The Crane Wives, Juice by Lizzo, Stalkers Tango by Autoheart, Downtime by Macklemore, Rose-Colored Boy by Paramore, Wrecking Ball by Mother Mother, Crossing the Line by Mandy Moore, Roll With The Punches by Dawes.

[calritchie21]

thank god your finally quitting

someone play that lizzo song that’s like “it’s about damn time 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻”

🦅 sent me that when i told her 😭 i love it

[misadventuresofanamericanteen]

Entering whatever era this is in my life 🦋

It’s about damn time or whatever Lizzo said in her song. I know this post won’t matter to anyone else but me and that’s okay. Quite frankly that’s why I started this blog. This is the home of all of my internal thoughts. And you all just get to bare witness.

Today, I’m 21 years old and it sucks. I’ve finally outgrown my teenage years, but yet again I’m a baby adult starting at year one. It’s like the training wheels are off but now it’s time to ride that first mile.

When Alessia Cara said, “ I wish that I could freeze the time at 17 “ , I absolutely felt that. I’ve reached that age where I’m supposed to “figure it out and figure myself out”. What does that even mean? Is there some guide I don’t know about?

I’ve come to realize that this is what feels like the last stage of my “growing pains”. I know it doesn’t get much easier from here but I’m starting to understand a lot more about myself and who I’m supposed to be.

I’m learning more of what I want to be around me, who I want around me. Learning not to just settle for whatever comes my way, but instead seek out what I want. But wow, is it complicated.

Learning that my feelings are hard to navigate but it’s baby steps. Being able to recognize how I feel is the most important. Even writing here feels like a struggle because I can’t put what’s in my head into words. But I hope this is enough.

I’ve learned to not miss every opportunity of sheer happiness. I’m learning to open my mind and my spirit to joy and love. Real joy and love, not just that one time shit but a feeling that lingers and doesn’t seem to just go away. Moments that make me feel human.

I’m learning that not everyone will be present in my life so enjoy what I do get from those people. A beautiful quote I heard in a movie once was that, “you don’t need everyone to love you, just a few good people”. And this something that I’m bound to live with and live by.

[fmhiphop]

A Fed Up Lizzo: Restricts Her Twitter Account and Threatens To Quit Music

Being in the spotlight isn’t easy; it comes with extreme highs and lows, as mega performer Lizzo recently exhibited. Merely a day ago, a frustrated and enraged Lizzo restricted her Twitter account and expressed the possibility of quitting music altogether. What was the reason behind it all? A very old ugly issue that continues to rear its nasty head.   The Source of Lizzo’s Frustration A very insensitive tweet sent the “Special" artist into a tailspin. According to a recent article, Lizzo was extremely irritated after an insensitive tweeter had something to say about her weight. The poster inquired why the artist remained overweight despite her vigorous onstage activity. https://twitter.com/LayahHeilpern/status/1663204629230895106?s=20 While Lizzo has waded through a barrage of hateful comments in the past, this one was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The source notes the artist’s response, read as thus: “I’m tired of explaining myself all the time, and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some b#######.” The entire comment section was relentless, with no let-up. And respectfully, Lizzo was done. Given the timbre of the message and the lack of civility in how the public addresses Lizzo, no one can blame her for the outrage. The Same Old Song This is not the first time Lizzo has had to go toe to toe with negative nellies. Repeatedly, she has expressed her discontent with how people approach her. This time Lizzo did not leave it at an address to the initial commenter. She went even further to express her deepest sentiments for those who believe her weight is a promotional gimmick. Lizzo let the waiting public have it. In her words, “BEING FAT ISNT MY ‘BRAND’; BEING FAT IS WHAT MY BODY LOOKS THAT. THATS IT. THATS ALL. My ‘brand’ is FEEL GOOD MUSIC, It is CHAMPIONING ALL PEOPLE. My ‘brand’ is BLACK GIRL LIBERATION. https://twitter.com/Esther_Knowles_/status/1663977910900801543?s=20   The fact any logical individual would think this wasn't the case is ludicrous. Lizzo, Please Don’t Go Lizzo has been an inspiration to many. Her talent is astounding, and she exhibits a confidence that many young girls only wish they could have. The singer's success is refreshing in an industry where image appears to be everything. It is increasingly sad how the public cannot move past its fixation on external things as opposed to the gifts these courageous people bring to the world. While Lizzo has presented with thick skin, it’s not hard to see how ignoring personal attacks takes a toll. And this time, it took her to another place. The insults even led to the mention of the possibility of leaving the thing she loves, music. As the “Good as Hell” artist went on to say, I HATE IT HERE. The Love definitely does not outweigh the Hate on social media… all because I’m fat????” she stated. “Y’all don’t know how close I be to giving up on everyone and quitting and enjoying my money and my man on a F###### FARM. In Finality Life is hard. And it's undeniable the world would be much better if those who had nothing nice to say would simply say nothing. But unfortunately, that is not the way people move. And negativity is predominantly the choice selection of the day. So here is to hoping Lizzo can tune out the negative noise and target the positive. Her gift is much too brilliant to be shelved because of the uncivilized way people offer their unsolicited opinions. Lizzo is an inspiration, and at the end of the day, the package is inconsequential compared to all the beauty exuded from the inside. Lizzo is truly "Special" https://youtu.be/0ujjiNBQnmI Written By: Renae Richardson Read the full article

[chcrrybcmbs]

"  what'd  lizzo  say  ?  "  twist  of  collagen induced  lips  ,  "  it's  about  damn  time  ,  "  slight  crack  of  a  smile  appearing  .  a  rarity  .  she'd  grown  far  too  used  to  having  her  closet  raided  throughout  her  life  ,  between  her  sisters  growing  up  and  her  daughter  when  she  was  younger  ,  yet  ,  she  never  quite  got  good  at  sharing  .  "  i'm  sure  she  has  more  than  enough  time  on  her  hands  to  get  it  customized  ,  "  jordana  shrugs  ,  more  than  happy  to  hand  it  over  to  maddie  if  she  doesn't  find  use  for  it  .  "  i'd  ask  why  but  that  seems  like  a  ridiculous  question  .  it's  fucking  kathy  ,  "  low  laugh  coming  from  her  ,  with  a  shake  of  her  head  .  she  was  high  on  kathy's  list  but  that  didn't  change  the  fact  that  the  woman  was  an  absolute  menace  to  society  (  and  her  children  )  .  "  that  little  dinner  she's  been  ranting  about  ...  it's  someone's  birthday  or  anniversary  ...  maybe  a  celebration  for  johnathan  finally  touching  her  again  ,  "  a  look  of  indifference  crosses  jordana's  face  .          

❝ you're finally bearing the fruits of letting me borrow your clothes when we were teenagers. ❞ except it wasn't as much jordana letting her borrow it as much as it was noelle walking into her closet and taking what she wanted, only letting her sister know when she was already out of the house. the eldest couldn't complain about it if her phone was switched off immediately after the first message. ❝ give it to maddie if you don't. although she is skinnier than us. ❞ she only gave it to jordana because of their similar body shapes. ❝ no, she did not. i've been ignoring her for the past three days or so. what's tonight ? ❞

[thestitchywitchy]

Pick a Card Reading : Blessings Coming Your Way

Hello and welcome to my first PAC! My name is Stitchy and I have been practicing Tarot reading for a decade now. I’ve always wanted to do pacs but never got around to it until now. So I’m excited to see how this goes!

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Group 1 - The Latern | Group 2 - Paper Boat | Group 3 - Pile of Books

Deck Used : Deviant Moon Tarot

One 🕯

2 of Cups rx | 6 of Swords rx | 5 of Wands

Welcome to your reading, group 1! Wow, ok. So you are the group of people who finally said “enough is enough. I’m doing things my way” and I am so proud of you for doing so! You’ve poured so much into this cup, realized you were the only one pouring into it, and decided to knock it over to let it spill and run dry. They don’t get to keep drinking from your cup if they’re not going to help fill it. Good on you for standing firm in your boundaries! You may have had a recent break up, quit your job, told someone off…just basically walking away from a situation that wasn’t doing anything for you. You got tired of the conflict and avoided it rather than continue to feed into it. You chose yourself and your peace first. Go you! Some of you may be currently getting some backlash for this decision though. People may be saying you’re being selfish or you may even start to feel guilty about this decision. Spirit says don’t feel guilty and don’t listen to the haters. You’re not being selfish for putting yourself first, after all, this is your life. It’s better spent on doing things that you enjoy doing. Keep going down this path as you still have some unfinished business to deal with regarding this person or situation, but know that you will be divinely protected when doing so. All right group one, the blessings that are coming your way will be deeply personal and maybe even spiritual for a lot of you! You’re going to receive a lot of personal growth and insight by continuing to avoid the conflict between you and this person or situation. I’m not saying to run away from all of your problems, but knowing when to walk away is a blessing in itself. A lot, if not most, of you will also be getting a chance to be vocal about your wants and needs. Actually, what I’m getting is that you’ll be receiving quite a few situations where you can be vocal about your wants and needs so you can practice enough to be confident in staying firm in your boundaries. The key is to face the conversation/conflict when it happens, be firm in standing in your boundaries every time a situation arises, and knowing when to walk away when the other isn’t respecting or listening to those boundaries. I see a lot of much needed tension release coming your way, group one! You’ve always carried so much on your shoulders. I see you lightening the load by walking away from these situations that no longer serve you. I heard, “it’s about time” lol. Once you get more confident in expressing yourself, the freedom you get from allowing yourself to be unwaveringly yourself is a blessing you can carry with you for a life time.

Other intuitive message for group one - smell after blowing out a candle. Scorpio, Pisces, Capricorn placements. Neon green sign. Fly buzzing. 111. 444 or 4:44. Blue tie dye shirt. Yellow flowers blowing in a field. Ocean, but grey and stormy looking. Salty after taste. Red ears from blushing. Red coffee cup. “Lightning in a Bottle” by The Summer Set. “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo.

Two🍁

Wheel of Fortune rx | Strength rx | 7 of Pentacles rx

Hello and welcome, group 2! Your group is a little different from the other two piles in the sense that the blessings that are coming your way have a limited time for you to claim before they go away… So you have to strike while the iron is hot! The blessings that are coming your way will be an opportunity for you to break your current cycles. But in order for you to do so, you have to dig deep and display your inner strength. This may be in the form of standing up for yourself or others, paving your own path, displaying your raw emotions; basically doing anything that you wouldn’t normally do because you were afraid to do so or you were afraid of how others would perceive you. This will allow you to open yourself up to more opportunities that you may have not even realized were in the cards for you (ha, there’s a pun there). For some of you, this opportunity will also be an eye opener for others in how they may view you. Where once they thought you might have been a push over or too nice, they will see that there is actually a bit of fight in you. Hmm, I also see that a lot of people mistake you for being prim and proper, but they’re about to get a different side of you. I see a lot of people second guessing themselves about you. You’re also incredibly hard on yourself that people can see. Some may even want to take advantage of that. Wait… hold please. This is great 😆 I don’t mean to laugh! But how Spirit presented it to me…anyways… quite a bit of you will awaken your inner beast and they’re ready to come out of their cage! You’ve been tired of how people treat you, so you’ll get the opportunity to let someone know that. I also feel for a lot of you that, even though there is a small window of opportunity here, this will jumpstart the desire or need to break out of your norm and start doing things a bit more differently for yourself. I see you heading towards the path of getting what you want, even if that mean getting it by all means necessary. Making the wheels turn in your favor from now on. I honestly love that visceral intensity for you!…I just warn to not get too carried away with it lol but I am proud of you for wanting and doing more for yourself, group 2.

Other intuitive messages for group 2 - “Want Want” by Maggie Rogers. “I love me” by Demi Lovato. Greenish yellow eyes. A prominent nose. Life path number 6 or just the number 66. Also, 606. Pisces, Cancers, Libra, Taurus, 11th house placements. “Marie Laveau” by Merci Raines (a lot of songs for this group). Looking in a mirror. Gold chain but there’s a link broken. Silk.

Three 📚

8 of Swords rx | Page of Swords | 9 of Swords rx

Hello, group 3! Welcome to your reading… this is my creative group, I see! The blessings that are coming your way will be ways to expand your creativity and creative endeavors. I see here that you are or have been working on releasing your negative thoughts and worries surrounding your creative process and vision, and the Universe wants to reward you for your hard work because getting out of a negative mindset isn’t the easiest of tasks. Some of you may still be worrying if people will accept your art, and with that, yourself alone. Spirit urges you to release that self doubt because making art is your purpose. Allow yourself to be open to new perspectives, let your curiosity guide you, and proudly display your thirst for knowledge and you will see something beautiful flourish right before your eyes! Spirit is saying to even get a bit weird with it. Make something purely out of silliness and joy. Something that your inner child would get an absolute kick out of. You will be heavily rewarded with new ideas and inspiration. I’m also getting that for a lot of you, this will help you develop of way of communicating through your art. It won’t just be a hobby, but something you put your soul into. Whether it be writing, painting, music, drawing, what have you…you’ll make people feel something or feel closer to you just by reading, seeing, or hearing your work. That’s beautiful, group 3. I currently feel very moved myself, my eyes got a bit watery there. So I think that’s what you’re going to make a lot of people feel with your work. I feel that some of you may even be Spiritual workers or spiritually inclined and you’re going to be making connections with people in that way as well. I see some readers and mystics second guessing themselves and their abilities. Take a rest to recharge your batteries, meditate, journal, what have you…. Go into yourself for a bit rather than sharing your energy at this time. It’s not that you’re doing anything wrong, you just need a change in flow then hopefully you’ll shift away from this negative mindset. Be open to receiving new ideas and maybe even creating firmer boundaries for yourself. This will allow you to maintain relationships while also prioritizing your creative endeavors. I just see this group working passionately and happily content with themselves. It has taken a lot for you to get to this point and I am so proud of you!!

Other intuitive messages for group 3 - “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. “Dancing in the Dark” by Rihanna. “Everybody wants it” by Zee Machine. Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, 7th, 9th, 12th house placements. Live grand. Bee sting. 50/50. A green stop sign that says START instead. So a starting point. The phrase “again and again” keeps repeating. Amethyst and specifically a foggy rose quarts. A diamond ring.

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[2-fast-2-curious]

Christine honey, do you take writing request too?? If you do, can i req Pierre x reader where the reader wearing his tight long sleeved racing shirt and kinda distracted during his media interview bcoz of it.. idk, i really wanna wear that 😆😆..

Nonnie, you must know how the white fireproofs make me feel...

There's a line from this audio that inspired me

Warnings: I have no idea what happens after races and stuff

Just gonna tack on that I'm gonna write this for the plus-sized girls because I'm tired of fics where his clothes are huge and hang off your body. Like Missy Elliot raps in Lizzo's Tempo: all the thick girls need to get on the floor

Pierre just finished his race and the two of you did your typical post-race ritual of kisses and you telling him how proud you were of him and him telling you how he couldn't have done it without you. Even though you know he totally could've.

You slipped away quietly so he could celebrate with the rest of the team. It was a night race in the desert. While you loved seeing the city lit up in the distance, the temperature had dropped swiftly and your bare arms were now uncomfortably cold.

You broke away from the crowd to walk back to Pierre's driver's room. You were hoping he might have an extra sweater in there to warm you up. Pierre knew sometimes the crowds could get overwhelming for you so you weren't too worried about him looking for you.

The room was pretty empty and you could see right away that there was no sweater of his you could steal. The only clothing you could see was the neatly folded stack of Pierre's fireproof underwear. You grabbed a top and held it against your body, the clothing was supposed to fit tightly on Pierre's impressively sculpted physique and you could already tell it would be snug on you as well, especially around your bust. You pulled it over your head and it was surprisingly soft but most importantly the insulating fabric kept you warm. You smoothed the material over your tummy and went back to find Pierre.

You saw some of the drivers and PR staff in the media pen doing interviews and you stood off to the side to wait until Pierre was finished. You may have taken a sneaky picture or two as he spoke animatedly to the interviewer, his eyes full of mischief. When he finally spotted you, his expression darkened. You were confused, he seemed so happy to see you just moments ago when you were on the other side of the barricades. When he was done with his interviews, Pierre came over to you and wordlessly grabbed your hand, walking over to an area that was less crowded.

"What are you wearing?" Pierre never told you what you could and couldn't wear, in fact, it was quite the opposite. He hated when you claimed you couldn't wear the clothes that you wanted because they weren't made for your body type or didn't come in your size. In fact, you had discovered so many clothing brands that were stylish and size-inclusive thanks to Pierre sending you all the different accounts he saw while he was double tapping his way through Instagram.

"Your fireproofs?" You felt anxiety building up in your stomach and nervousness at what Pierre wanted to tell you. You caught the briefest glimpses of yourself off a reflective surface in the distance. Maybe it was your body dysmorphia but you swore you could see that the tight white material was making the soft flesh of your body bulge in a manner that wasn't flattering.

"I know what my fireproofs look like but you cannot wear that here." Pierre gave you his signature smirk but it did nothing to put you at ease. You felt like a joke. You swallowed thickly imagining how disgusted Pierre must be at how you looked in his clothes that he brought you over here so you didn't embarrass him anymore.

Pierre's smirk left his face as he noticed your bottom lip wobbling and tears welling up in your eyes. "What's wrong?"

You sighed. "I was really cold so I put it on because it was the first thing I saw. I wasn't even thinking about how it would look and now I'm sad because I'll never be one of those girls who look cute in their boyfriend's clothes because...well because of this." Pierre's brows furrowed as you gestured to your torso with your hands.

He pulled you close and gently rubbed your back in soft patterns. "I think you misunderstood me. You look more than cute in my fireproofs."

You pulled away from Pierre with a look of confusion on your face. "Then why can't I wear them?"

Pierre's hands brushed along your sides following the material which was hugging the curve of your waist. He leaned in so you could feel his breath against your cheek. "Because seeing you in them makes me want to fuck you.

He slotted his thigh between your legs and you could feel his hard-on underneath his race suit. You gasped at both his actions and his bluntness. His accent already made everything sound so sensual but when he was actually talking dirty it was something else entirely.

"You know we don't wear anything under this..." Pierre gently tugged on the white material and let go so it snapped against your skin.

"When I see you wearing it I can't help but imagine you with nothing underneath too." He licked his lips imagining how sheer the fabric would be stretched over your tits, whether he would be able to see the outline of your nipples through the fireproofs. Pierre's hands inched up to rest on your ribcage his thumbs rubbing circles against your breasts. Even through your layers, you could tell he could feel how hard your nipples were. "I don't think this is just because of the cold."

Your heated embrace was interrupted by a handler looking for Pierre and he reluctantly let you go.

"Get back to the room. When I get there you better wear them properly...or else I might have to punish you." With one last kiss and a hard squeeze and smack to your ass, Pierre let you scurry off, licking his lips as he watched the way your hips swayed.

[unabashegirl]

Hii! Can we get an Instagram blurb for Harry and the Indian actress Deepika Padukone?? The theme can be anything you like!

Thanks 💕

Suree enjoy 💕

liked by harrystyles, jeffszoffs and 4,847, 947 others

yourinstagram it’s only been a couple of days and I miss you 🕺

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harrystyles I’ve seen that shirt befo’ 🤨

yourinstagram shhh 🤫

yourbestfriend she is a 10 but dresses like her boyfriend 😒

yourinstagram still a 10

pillowpersonpp so fucking cuteee

alessandro_michele does pants were made for you 🔥

harryfan836 she is gorgeous

harries_reed remind me to send you more pants 👖

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harrystyles quitting music. where do I sign up?

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harry_reed i said no photos during the shoot!😒

yourinstagram always misbehaving smh

britanny_boski I know this is Harry’s account but my crush for Y/N only grows bigger.

yourinstagram good because I have a HUGE one for you!

britanny_broski EKKKK!

harrysfan almost had a heart attack for a second, but I would quit for Y/N too.

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yourinstagram Go stream Harry’s house! So, he can keep sponsoring my ice cream addiction. Available on all platforms. 🎶 🍦

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arianagrande how much is this ice cream? 🤔

harrystyles more?! you already had two cones today.

yourinstagram the limit doesn’t exist 🙃

harrykfkorals as if he couldn’t afford it 😂

harryfan1 she is the one who can’t. only after the money.

harrytpwk Y/N is an actress and model 😂 wtf

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harrystylesdaily Y/N — Harry girlfriend is seen arriving at the listening party for Harry’s house in New York City.

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harry937 she is so pretty!

harryfkorals no wonder Harry is always drooling around her.

harriesfans a supportive girlfriend 🥹

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harrystyles this is why my nail polish never lasts 🙃

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pleasing 👀

yourinstagram don’t know what you are talking abt…

pillowpersonpp the bathrobe, the sunglasses, the nail polish… took much for meeee

jeffzoffs the bathrobe is becoming a thing to them

gemmastyles so pretty. answer my dms.

liked by lizzo, kendalljenner and 3,382,389 others

yourinstagram felt like a princess tonight 👑. Thank you alessandro_michelle for designing this gorgeous gown. Your talent is unmatched. Thank you voguemagazine for inviting me to the MET. And finally, thank you to my date harrystyles so looked as handsome as ever.

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gemmastyles you ARE a princess 👑

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annetwist gorgeous honey💕

harrystyles I love you darling

alessandro_michelle ugh ✨ wish we could repeat the night.

yourinstagram thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼

harry472 still don’t see it 😒

harry&y/n37 must be fucking blind then

harry2846 she looks stunning.

lizzo so elegant ✨

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yourinstagram post-met ✨

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lizzo the contrast with last night Harry 😂

harrystyles drinks were too good

arianagrande just happy Y/N was able to take his ass home😂

yourinstagram almost gave up and started dragging him.

harryfans82 got to love Y/N for giving us so much content 😂

niall_horan that hungover looks brutal man

jeffazoffs “i’M nOT gOiNG tO dRiNk”

harrystyles get off my girlfriend’s instagram.

harry837 hungover but still 🔥

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HOPE YOU LIKED IT!

[enchantedtomeet-giselle]

Giselle opened Spotify on her phone and pulled up her favorite playlist. It wasn't just Taylor Swift. There was some Beyoncé, some of Lizzo's cleaner hits, and of course a lot of Sidney Channel stars. An ad played first— Giselle's Spotify Premium subscription had been one of the many budget casualties of quitting her job with the Phillips.

She quickly muted the volume until the ad finished. "You did! You're, like, psychic!" Giselle said enthusiastically. She hadn't really had anyone to tell this to, so she was excited that Linnet had asked. "No, but it was so amazing. I knew she'd play London Boy, and she finally did! Plus, she wore the most amazing dress during Enchanted— and that's my favorite song. Honestly, I can't even really believe it happened."

Giselle climbed onto her bed and started trying to get the sheet on. "Hey, do you think you could help me with this real quick?"

@euterpe-of-hesiod

Blasting Taylor Swift And Trying Not To Cry | Lille

[woozisnoots]

𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛

° pairing: soonyoung x reader ° genre: fluff ° word count: 539 ° warning: none? at least i don't think there's any :o ° a/n: [unedited] ; i also want to dedicate this to @kwonthefire since i thought of them while writing this >< and this was technically made for u anyways before i had to go ia for a while :c i apologize for back then, but i hope you still like this!

masterlist!

"my hands are gonna go right, left but your legs are gonna go left, right! crazy, i know,” you glance at soonyoung’s face beside you to catch the smirk plastered on his face, clearly enjoying the amount of fun he’s having making yet another tiktok with a twist. despite being the only two persons in the room, soonyoung’s laughter and lizzo’s contagious voice was plenty enough that you feel the floors shake and your ears booming. and what lucky day it is for you to be the victim of one of his shenanigans.

once the words leave soonyoung’s lips, your legs immediately give out faster before you can even process his instructions. if it weren’t for your boyfriend’s arms already settled around your waist to catch your fall, you would have caught yourself on all fours on the floor.

“i don’t see why you can’t do this dance yourself,” you exasperate a sigh, out of breath and exhausted. “i would think you would know better than anyone else that i don’t have the best eye to limb coordination.” not to mention the not my arms challenge is so outdated, you feel outrageously silly.

“that’s why you only have half the limbs to work with,” you ignore the quiet grunts in soonyoung’s efforts to fully bring you back to your feet. “you also have the outstanding ability to shake your ass. and sadly, that is a talent i simply do not possess.”

to that, you turn your head towards soonyoung’s chest in order to prevent the sudden burning to reach the surface of your cheeks. at this point, you can’t tell if your boyfriend is joking or about that time by lizzo just has to be his new favorite obsession that he wants to be able to do this dance so bad. based on the pure determination and concerning bits of passion in his eyes, you opt for the latter option.

“i won’t even argue with you on that one,” you reply, trying to hide the matter-of-fact tone in your voice. “but this,” with his hands now lapsing with yours, you motion them around in frantic circles to get his close attention, “is quite frankly ridiculous.”

soonyoung doesn’t even hide his disappointment portrayed by the pout forming on his lips. you grimedge and feel yourself start to curl your fingers into the palm of his hands, hating the way that this vulnerable side of your boyfriend has such a big effect on you. “but i think it’d fun if we did it together.”

all the tension you didn’t know building up on your shoulders is suddenly relieved hearing the tenderness in your boyfriend’s voice. not even milliseconds of unbearable silence between the two, you finally turn your body to face soonyoung, your arms now wrapped around his waist instead.

“just because you’re my other half doesn’t mean you can take half my limbs and only do half the work,” your voice rises as it’s your turn to finally flash a smirk. you reach your arms out far enough to press play on the bluetooth speaker just in time for the gateway into the chorus. “i think it’s about that time to put all that dance training to some good use.”

[vallentinerry]

LA Night 2

Love on tour with Y/N and Harry. 

wordcount: 1k+

"Y/N! NOOOO!" Harry laughs running away from you as you circle around his dressing room.

"Yes!" You laugh maniacally jumping above the couch and attack him to the floor.

"NO! I'm being attacked! Someone hel—pftt." He thrashes around beneath you as you howl with laughter, covering his mouth.

"Look at what you did to my ass!" You point to your barely clothed ass with a smiley face with a tongue sticking out drawn on it.

"What! I couldn't resist." He pouted, hair all disheveled in the ground as you lay on top.

"There's a face in my asshole, Harry!" you throw your hands in the air making him erupt in another fit of giggles. "Oh? You think it's funny?!" Standing up from his body, you strolled over to Harry's tote bag and looked for the Sharpie he used.

"Y/NNN... don't leave me! Now look what you've done, your baby's all cold now!" He whines behind you with a furrow in his eyebrows but a small smile appeared upon seeing the face on your bum.

"Stop staring at my ass, Harry Edward." You say in a scolding tone.

"You stare at my ass everyday and I don't complain!" He huffs. "Can you come here, please baby?" He said once you finally turn around, the marker in your hands and Harry opening his arms with grabby hands.

"You're such a pain in the ass." you tease but still plopping down on his chest as he circles his arms around your waist.

"No, I'm not. You love me the mostest." He scrunches his nose when you start peppering kisses around his face.

"I do love you the mostest..." You grab his hand pulling it to his chest to come in between you and nuzzle your face to his large hand.

Harry only smiles, running his fingers through your hair as the both of you lay on the floor. But that was when he felt a wet substance come in contact with his wrist. "Y/N!" He shrieks, immediately scrambling away from you.

You teasingly laugh evilly, as "Y/N is better than Harry." with pink marker was written on his wrist.

"You little—" Before you know it the marker was snatched away from your hands and now he starts scribbling something on your wrist as well.

"Harry!" Your jaw drops as he does the same thing to you. There on your hand was "Y/N loves Harry." was written but with hearts around it.

Needless to say, everyone was shocked to see Harry come out the stage with the little phrase written on his wrist.

And not only that.

No one expected you to come.

Yes, you've come to all of Harry's show but you never wanted to be seen so you always stayed backstage or at a VIP section where no one could see you.

So, it was a shock to Harry and the world to see you come out of your little cave and be next to Lizzo. Well, 'next' wasn't really the right word since you were quite literally grinding each other's bodies together.

Your outfit also caught the attention of many fans. Your "Hizzo" T-shirt that matched with Lizzo along with some bell bottoms and dark purple chunky boots made it a lot harder to jump around without you almost breaking your feet or flashing everyone since your shirt was cropped. To the point where your bra was seen.

You may have flashed an entire arena and you wouldn't know. But that's the fun of Harry's concert, right?

Everything was having fun, with you literally throwing yourself at BTS while Harry prances around the stage.

"I've had a few got drunk on— Ow!" he groans slipping due to the water and falls down. "Physically, I'm fine.... Emotionally I'm bruised." he murmurs to the microphone making the crowd howl with laughter as he throws his head back in exaggeration.

He stands up, skipping back to the mic stand and holding to it with a shy smile. "Sorry about that, 'M girlfriend is here today and I'm trying to impress her."

The word 'girlfriend' was enough for the entire arena to scream and cheer. Words like; "HOLY FUCK!" or "FUCKING KILL ME PLEASE" or simply just "AHHHHHHHH" appeared making you cackle along with Lizzo.

Harry smirks at the commotion he made and looks up to your seat— making sure to hold your eye contact and give you a cheeky little wink.

"Unbelievable." you shake your head teasingly at him.

"Only for you." he mouths back with his dimple popping.

"Alright this is Medicine everyone!" He chuckles.

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"I'm still tongue-tied," He dances his way to your section of seats and throws you the sunflower but not before pressing a little kiss to one of the petal. You caught it in your hands smiling bashfully at him before pressing your palm to where your heart was and mouthing 'I love you' to him. "My sunflower, sunflower." He softly smiled at himself, left speechless.

At that moment it wasn't Harry and an arena full of people, no. It was just him and his Y/N.

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After the show ended with everyone in puddles of tears, Lizzo invites you and Harry to her house as well as SZA and BTS.

You were all cramped up in the range rover with Lizzo and SZA at the front and you were sitting on Harry's lap as Jimin was sat on top of V and Jungkook and J-Hope was in the middle controlling the AUX.

You were all belting to Adele except for Harry as he was asleep on your shoulder with his arms around your waist and mouth ajar.

After a while all of you fell asleep and so Lizzo took the opportunity to take the picture of all of you and posted it to Instagram.

The next day the picture of you on Harry's lap and his arms around you while you hug his bicep to your chest and the little notes in your wrists has been the talk of the world making you snicker.

"H, look at this." You show him the posts under the hashtag making him shrug.

"I could literally post a video of me breathing and they'd think it's hot." He teasingly sighs exasperatedly, clasping his hands around your waist— pulling you towards him where he was sat on top of the kitchen island.

"Don't act like you hate it." You roll your eyes petting his cheek as he almost purring at the warmness of your hands.

"You're right, I don't." He opens his eyes to make eye contact with you, "But you know what else I like?"

"What?" You say mindlessly massaging the nape of his neck.

"You.”